Keely Hodgkinson Wins the Athlos 800m in Custom Nike Speed Suit

The Olympic champion closed her season at StoneX Stadium on Friday in 1:56.40, in a one-of-one Nike suit that took a year of fittings and that nobody else can buy.

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Kylian Mbappé Leaves Nike to Sign With the Running Brand On

The deal pays the Real Madrid forward in cash and shares and ends a Nike relationship that dated to 2006. On will make football boots for the first time in 2027, using the spray-on upper it built for marathon racing.

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Full Results: Athlos London 2026

Forty-two women raced for $65,000 a win at the StoneX Stadium on Friday night, the first Athlos meet ever held outside the United States. Here is every event, in the order it was run.

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Asics Unveils the Gel-Slowcush, a “Zone 2” Max Cushioning Running Shoe

The company enters the ultra high stack height category with a big, bouncy and super soft new model aimed to compete against the Nike Vomero Premium and Brooks “Max” shoes

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The 10 Best Super Trainers For Hard and Fast Runs, According To Our Shoe Testers

Ten categories, ten picks, from the fastest super trainer on the market to the one I would take if I could bring a single pair on a trip. The Asics Megablast wins the overall title.

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Nike Alphafly 4 Listings Reach $1,400 on eBay Hours After Global Sellout

The first update to the flagship super shoe line in nearly three years sold out in under five minutes. Now predatory resellers are seeking to profit from the demand.

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Brady McDonald Ran a 50K in All 50 States in 50 Consecutive Days

The Florida ultrarunner covered 1,553 miles between July 25 and Sept. 12, finished in Honolulu and raised $1 million for Make-A-Wish.

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Nike Appoints LVMH’s Alexandre Arnault to Its Board of Directors

Arnault, 34, was seated on Sept. 15, a week after Nike shareholders had voted on a board that did not include him, and the announcement came out after the close on the day the stock hit a 12-year low.

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Alisa Vainio Will Run the Berlin Marathon 15 Days After Winning the Finnish Title

The European champion took her national title in 2:27:47 on Saturday as a long training run, and says the Valencia Marathon on Dec. 6, not Berlin, is what her autumn has been built around.

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